Science News: False teeth could double as hearing aids

Reporting by James R. Riordan

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Prosthetic teeth could make great hearing aids.

Vibrations applied to replacements for lost teeth travel well through jawbones to the inner ear, researchers report in the September Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. The finding could lead to discreet alternatives to conventional hearing aids and cochlear implants that people with hearing impairments often use.

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